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Wednesday 2 May 2012 - Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Reviews Troops

10.00am - Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence Reviews Troops Bound for Lebanon[Read more]

image description26th April 2012 - Irish and Finnish Defence Forces Troops Complete First Joint Exercise

5.00pm - Irish and Finnish Defence Forces Troops Complete First Joint Exercise [Read more]

image descriptionFriday 16 March 2012 - 524 Irish Soldiers Bring St Patrick's Day Cheer

5.45pm - 524 Irish Soldiers Bring St Patrick's Day Cheer to 11 Peace Support Missions in 14 Countries across the World [Read more]

image descriptionLaunch of Military Archives website

Monday 12th December 2011, 10.00am - Defence Forces launch first Military Archives website[Read more]

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Defence Forces troops prepare for deployment to Lebanon

UNIFIL Deployment

Wednesday 4th May 2011, 7am - 440 Defence Forces troops are today (04th May 11) being put through the final phase of intense training in preparation for the forthcoming deployment to Lebanon.[Read more]

Visit of the Battle Group Commander

Nordic Battle Group COmmander Andersson on a previous visit

The Force Commander of the EU Nordic Battle Group 2011, Brigadier General Jan Stefan Andersson of the Swedish Armed Forces, visited the Irish Battle Group contingent in the Glen of Imaal today. The visit coincided with a...[Read more]